Join Nevada Humanities on Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the auditorium of the Kasner Academic Building in Henderson for a conversation with author Sarah Lohman and Kim Foster. A reception will take place at 6:00 pm, with the conversation scheduled from 6:30 - 7:00 pm.
Nevada Humanities selected Nevada author Sarah Lohman and her book Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods to represent Nevada at the 2026 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Her book is part of the Library of Congress Center for the Book’s national Great Reads from Great Places initiative, a list which includes recommended books for youth and adults from each affiliate center from the 50 states and six U.S. jurisdictions, including the Nevada Center for the Book, a program of Nevada Humanities that is one of 56 affiliates of the Library of Congress and its Center for the Book.
This event is presented by Nevada Humanities, the Marydean Martin Writers’ Project, and the City of Henderson. The Marydean Martin Writers’ Project is a program of the Office for the Arts at Nevada State University. For more information about their arts programming, visit their webpage and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and X at @NevadaStateArts. For questions about this event, contact the Office for the Arts at TheArts@nevadastate.edu or 702.992.2380.
The Nevada Center for the Book is a program of Nevada Humanities dedicated to promoting literature and literacy throughout the Silver State. The Nevada Center for the Book is the state affiliate of the Center for the Book, housed at the Library of Congress. Nevada Center for the Book programs include the Las Vegas Book Festival, the Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl, the National Book Festival, and additional literary programs. Nevada Humanities’ participation in the National Book Festival and the National Book Festival Roadmap to Reading are made possible by the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, with additional support from Chief Officers of State Library Agencies.
